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Miami-Dade Police Department

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The Miami-Dade Police Department is a limited-service Metropolitan police department serving Miami-Dade County's unincorporated areas, although they have lenient mutual aid agreements with other municipalities, most often the City of Miami Police Department. The Miami-Dade Police Department is the largest police department in the state of Florida. The Department is still often referred by its former name, the Metro-Dade police or simply Metro. Miami-Dade police are easily identified by their khaki uniforms; City of Miami police wear black uniforms. Miami-Dade Police vehicles are identified by their yellow, white, and green paint scheme.

The Miami-Dade Police Department operate out of nine stations throughout Miami-Dade County and have two special bureaus. The current director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is Sheriff Robert Parker.